On April 13, environmental organizations from across the 5Cs banded together to host Claremont’s first-ever Sustainability summit.
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Harvey Mudd professor awarded Teaching Green Fellowship for chemistry
Harvey Mudd College Professor David Vosburg received the 2025 Teaching Green Fellowship award and will be honored at the 29th annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference in June 2025.
‘Clutching at straws’: Dining services and professors at the 5Cs weigh in on Trump’s executive order to ban paper straws
The 5C dining facilities do not have plans to alter their policies after Trump signed an executive order to end the use of paper straws.
Opinion: Clean energy alone won’t save us
The green energy revolution has been a promise of the new millennium. With growing wind, solar and hydroelectric resources supplanting existing carbon resources, the energy capacities, and resultantly, production abilities of our nation are seemingly endless, capable of fueling an ever-growing economy. Eric Lu PO ’28 argues that, for any of the changes made by green energy to have lasting effects, we need to change our economy and consumption patterns.
From garden to grove: Pitzer’s Citrus Fest connects students through sustainability and fun
Pitzer’s Citrus Fest brought students together to celebrate the season with crafts, citrus-themed treats and a focus on sustainability.
Benton sustainable fashion show revamps the runway
At Pomona College’s sustainable fashion show, “Harvesting Tomorrow’s Wardrobe,” designers and models took the runway at the Benton on Oct. 24. From dark, celestial themes to vibrant, pastoral styles, each look challenged the fashion’s cycles of rapid consumption and waste, celebrating the art of transformation through reclaimed materials.
Pitzer College promotes sustainability through SoCal Earth initiative
On Oct. 17, Pitzer College and the Robert Redford Conservancy hosted an event launching SoCal Earth, an online interactive hub for environmental information on Southern California. The event consisted of a community dinner in the Founders Room at McConnell Center, followed by a tour of the website and speeches from
OPINION: Scripps needs to get its (sustainability) act together
Scripps College, with its beautiful grass lawns and composting programs gives the impression of being a sustainable haven, Maya Malev SC ’27 reveals the truth.
12th Annual Scripps College Sustainability Fair: A showcase of environmental initiatives across the Claremont campuses
Scripps College hosted its 12th annual sustainability fair on April 19, highlighting community organizations that value sustainability.
Former CEO of Patagonia, Michale Crooke, delivers keynote speech at CMC Green Careers Conference
On Feb. 9, Michael Crooke, former CEO of Patagonia, gave the keynote speech at Claremont McKenna College’s (CMC) 10th annual Green Careers Conference. The conference, which was sponsored by the Roberts Environmental Center, featured panels on postgraduate education, civic and community engagement, environmental protection, environmental policy and government. Crooke’s talk